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Seminar by Artist-in-Residence ─ Nature, City, Artist

駐校藝術家講座 ─ 自然、城市、藝術家 (英語主講)

Date: 16 March 2015 (Mon)
Time: 2:30 – 4:00pm
Venue: NAB323, Artist-in-Residence Studio, New Academic Block, Lingnan University
Language: English
Co-organiser: Department of Visual Studies, Lingnan University
ILP unit(s): 1.5 (Aesthetic Development)
   
Artist:  Ms TANG Ying-mui, Grace, Artist-in-Residence at Lingnan University

Description

The rapid development of modern life, we, humans, are dominated by work, the relationship between man and nature become fragmented, everything in nature becomes a resource for us.
Tang Ying Mui, Grace has been paying her concerns on the relationship of nature, city and man. She will talk about her artworks which are focused on man's four basic elements in living: clothing, food, shelter and mobility. How these activities in today's social structure has impacted man and nature and hopefully we can redefine our role as part of nature.

About TANG Ying-mui, Grace

Tang Ying Mui, Grace graduated with BA (Fine Art), from Goldsmiths College, University of London, and a Msc from University of Westminster, UK. She is working as an artist in Hong Kong and has exhibited in Hong Kong and around the world.

She uses un-advanced technology, unsophisticated skills and materials (wire and packaging tape, plastic wrapped wire, textile fur, etc) from industry to build up works and explores the fragile condition of humans existence, the external and internal boundaries built around people.

 

日期: 2015年3月16日 (星期一)
時間: 下午2時30分至4時
地點: 嶺南大學新教學大樓NAB323室
語言: 英語
合辦: 嶺南大學視覺研究系
ILP 學分: 1.5 (美育發展)
   
藝術家:  鄧凝梅女士

摘要

現代生活的高速發展,人類被工作支配著,人和自然的關係割裂,自然中各樣變成了資源。

鄧凝梅一直關注人、城市和自然的關係。她會分享她的作品中人類對衣食住行四方面重視,這四種活動如何在現今世代對我們和自然的影響,最終希望我們能重新定義我們在自然中的角式。

 

關於鄧凝梅

鄧凝梅分別於英國倫敦大學金匠學院純藝術學士及西敏寺大學資訊系統設計碩士畢業。現在香港從事藝術創作。曾於香港和世界各地展覽。
她用一些非高科技,不太先進的技巧,一些工業製成的物料〈如鐵、包裝膠紙、包膠鐵、毛織布等〉,去建造作品及探討人類存在的脆弱狀況,外內在對人的界限。